David Gregory
1) Shantaram
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Crime and punishment, passion and loyalty, betrayal and redemption are only a few of the ingredients in Shantaram, a massive, over-the-top, mostly autobiographical novel. Shantaram is the name given Mr. Lindsay, or Linbaba, the larger-than-life hero. It means "man of God's peace," which is what the Indian people know of Lin. What they do not know is that prior to his arrival in Bombay he escaped from an Australian prison where he had begun serving...
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The mysterious envelope arrives on Nick Cominsky's desk amid a stack of credit card applications and business-related junk mail. Although his seventy-hour workweek has already eaten into his limited family time, Nick can't pass up the opportunity to see what kind of plot his colleagues have hatched. The normally confident, cynical Nick soon finds himself thrown off-balance, drawn into an intriguing conversation with a baffling man who appears to be...
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"The author of the international bestseller Shantaram takes us on a gripping personal journey of wonder and insight into science, belief, faith and devotion. Drawing on sacred traditions, rigorous logic and the six-year instruction of his spiritual teacher, Roberts describes the step-by-step process he followed in search of spiritual connection - a process that anyone, of any belief or none, can benefit from in their own lives. This gripping personal...
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When her husband comes home with a farfetched story about eating dinner with someone he believes to be Jesus, Mattie Cominsky thinks this may signal the end of her shaky marriage. Convinced that Nick is, at best, turning into a religious nut, the self-described agnostic hopes that a quick business trip will give her time to think things through.
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"Nikki Cominsky is a successful attorney -- troubled by the fact that her life isn't perfect. One day a mysterious invitation shows up on her desk that reads, "You are invited to dinner with Jesus of Nazareth." Thinking it's a prank, she shows up -- only to find herself in the middle of a whirlwind evening of debate and revelation with the most unforgettable man she would ever meet.
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The perfect stranger (2005, 76 min.): Nikki Cominsky is a cynical lawyer whose life is less than perfect. One day, a mysterious invitation winds up on her desk inviting her to dinner with someone claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth. Thinking it's a prank, she shows up only to find herself in the middle of a whirlwind evening of debate and revelation with the most interesting man she would ever meet.
Another perfect stranger (2007, 81 min.): Nikki's...